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How to apply ideas from "How to Win Friends and Influence People" at networking events.

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While I was completing my MBA, I was also working for someone who taught me an important lesson about leadership and communication....

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A couple years ago I was at an outdoor gathering with a large group of friends and acquaintances. I was standing alone near the door of a...

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